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FY 2024 H-1B Cap Season Updates: Key Information and What to Expect
by David H. Nachman, Esq., Ludka Zimovcak, Esq., Snehal Batra, Esq. and Samantha Chasworth, Esq.
The FY 2024 H-1B Cap Season has begun, and the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has completed the initial electronic registration selection process. Here's what you need to know about the H-1B cap, electronic registration, and petition filing.
1. Electronic Registration Selection Process Completed
USCIS has received enough electronic registrations to reach the FY 2024 H-1B numerical allocations, including the advanced degree exemption. All selected registrants have been notified, and their online accounts now show one of four possible statuses: Submitted, Selected, Denied, or Invalidated-Failed Payment. Visit the H-1B Electronic Registration Process page for more information.
2. Filing H-1B Cap Petitions from April 1
H-1B cap-subject petitions for FY 2024, including those eligible for the advanced degree exemption, may be filed with USCIS starting April 1, 2023. Only petitioners with selected registrations can file petitions for FY 2024 and must do so within the filing period indicated on the registration selection notice. Online filing is not available, and petitioners must include a printed copy of the registration selection notice with the petition. Visit the H-1B Cap Season page for more details.
3. Pre-paid Mailer Suspension
USCIS will not use prepaid mailers to send out any communication or final notices for FY 2024 cap-subject H-1B petitions, including those requesting consideration under the advanced degree exemption. Instead, first-class mail will be used as it is more efficient for both petitioners and USCIS.
4. Receipt Notice Delays
Due to increased filing volumes, there may be delays in the issuance of Form I-797, Notice of Action. Petitioners should not submit a second petition if they have confirmation from the delivery service that the petition was delivered. Submitting duplicate petitions may result in denial or revocation of both petitions. If more than 30 days have passed since the delivery confirmation and no Form I-797 has been received, contact the USCIS Contact Center for assistance.
Stay updated and informed about the FY 2024 H-1B Cap Season by visiting the USCIS website regularly and following the guidelines provided.
About The Author
David H. Nachman, Esq. is one of the Managing Attorneys at the Nachman Phulwani Zimovcak (NPZ) Law Group, P.C., a pre-eminent International Immigration and Nationality Law Firm dedicated to providing a wide array of business and family immigration law services for skilled U.S.-and Canada-bound workers. The Attorneys in our Law Firm assist clients with waivers, marriage cases, citizenship applications, I-130 sponsorship for family, etc.
If you have any questions about how the immigration and nationality laws in the United States may impact you or your family members or if you want to access additional information about the United States or Canadian immigration and nationality laws, please feel free to get in touch with the immigration and nationality lawyers at NPZ Law Group. You can send us an email at info@visaserve.com or you can call us at 201-670-0006 extension 104. In addition, we invite you to find more information on our website at www.visaserve.com
Ludka Zimovcak, Esq. is a Managing Attorney at NPZ Law Group, PC. Mrs. Zimovcak's passion for excellence in immigration law derives from her own family's first-hand immigration experiences. She is fully licensed to practice as an Attorney in Slovakia and New York
Snehal Batra, Esq. is Managing Attorney of our Raritan, NJ office at the Nachman Phulwani Zimovcak (NPZ) Law Group, P.C., a pre-eminent International Immigration and Nationality Law Firm dedicated to providing a wide array of business and family immigration law services for skilled U.S.-and Canada-bound workers. Ms. Batra is an Indian-American attorney with a passion for immigration law which derives from being an immigrant herself. Having been born in India and raised in New Jersey, Ms. Batra understands firsthand the many difficulties and challenges that immigrants commonly experience while engaged in the U.S. immigration process. As such, she is eager to help families, businesses and individual immigrants to realize the American dream.
Samantha Chasworth, Esq. is Counsel at the Nachman Phulwani Zimovcak (NPZ) Law Group, P.C., a pre-eminent International Immigration and Nationality Law Firm dedicated to providing a wide array of business and family immigration law services for skilled U.S.-and Canada-bound workers. Ms. Chasworth earned a Juris Doctorate (JD) from the St. John's University School of Law in Queens, New York, where she was an editor on the Journal of Civil Rights and Economic Development and participated in numerous immigration and family law clinics and internships including time at the US-Mexico Border at the Karnes County Civil Detention Center.
